MA Creative Writing

at Anglia Ruskin University - Cambridge

TEACHING AND ASSESSMENT

12 months full-time

Whole course

Our Creative Writing Masters degree enables you to develop your own writing while studying topics ranging from publishing to Renaissance drama.

A core module invites you to consider what it means to write novels and what it means to be a writer. You’ll examine the history of the novel from its formation in the 18th century through to some of its more modern forms and study some narrative theory.

Optional workshop-based modules will combine exercises to sharpen your technique with practical advice on finding agents and how to get your work published.

The Masters Major Project will give you the opportunity to develop a piece of writing in depth, alongside a critical commentary.

The work might be part of a longer fiction project such as a novel or screenplay, or a collection of short stories or poems. This is an opportunity to showcase your work and consider how to present it to agents and publishers.

MA students complete all taught modules plus the Major Project. Postgraduate Certificate and Postgraduate Diploma students complete two (Certificate) or four (Diploma) modules for their award, and can choose to top-up to a full MA by completing the Major Project.

One module from Workshop: The Short Story; Workshop: the Novel; and Special Topic in Creative Writing may be substituted with one of the optional modules listed below from the MA English Literature or the MA Publishing, or with an Independent Learning Module.

Modules are subject to change and availability.

You will show your progress on the course through a mix of essays, your own writing samples, and critical reflections on your work.

The major project at the end of the course will allow you to submit up to 15,000 words of your own writing project, including a critical commentary.

Core modules

• Patterns of Story: Fiction and its Forms
• Master's Project in Creative Writing

Optional modules (see notes above)

• Workshop: the Short Story
• Workshop: the Novel
• Special Topic in Creative Writing/English Literature
• Shakespeare and Society
• Twentieth and Twenty First Century Fiction and Social Change
• Revolution and Reform in the Long Nineteenth Century
• Creativity and Content in Publishing
• The Business of Publishing
• Independent Learning Module

Main
A good honours degree (or equivalent), normally in a related subject. Applicants with professional experience are also encouraged to apply.

If English is not your first language you will be expected to demonstrate a certificated level of proficiency of at least IELTS 7.0 ( Academic level), or equivalent English Language qualification, as recognised by Anglia Ruskin University.

Important additional notes
Our published entry requirements are a guide only and our decision will be based on your overall suitability for the course as well as whether you meet the minimum entry requirements.

Tuition fees for international students (2022/23)
£15,000

International students starting 2022/23 (full-time, per year)

You can pay your tuition fees upfront, in full or in two instalments. We will also ask you for a deposit of £4,000 or a sponsorship letter. Details will be in your offer letter.

Careers
Our MA Creative Writing will help you prepare for a career as a creative writer or in related areas such as publishing and the media. It will also give you critical and analytical skills valued by many employers.

If you studied for the Postgraduate Certificate or Postgraduate Diploma initially, you can choose to complete further modules and top-up to a full Masters degree.